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THE SHORT SURVEY OF THE HISTORY OF CREATION POEM "TAMERLANE" BY EDGAR ALLAN POE Yakubov M.K. (Republic of Uzbekistan) Em ail: [email protected]
Yakubov Muzaffar Kamildjanovich - Candidate of Philology, Lecturer, FOREIGN PHILOLOGY FACULTY, URGENCHSTATE UNIVERSITY, URGENCH, REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Abstract: the article deals with the short survey of the life of Edgar Poe and his poem "Tamerlane". In 1827 Poe made his first literary debut publishing a small volume of his verses under the title "Tamerlane and other poems", including the long title poem "Tamerlane", which depicts this historical conqueror, introducing the image of him to American literature. Moreover, the justifying opinions on the great works "Tamerlane and Other Poems " and "The Great Timur" were supported with appropriate examples. Keywords: Poe, Richmond, Tamerlane, Sahibkiran, Byronic style.
КРАТКИЙ ОБЗОР ИСТОРИИ СОЗДАНИЯ ПОЭМЫ «ТАМЕРЛАН»
ЭДГАРА АЛЛАНА ПО Якубов М.К. (Республика Узбекистан)
Якубов Музаффар Камильджанович — кандидат филологических наук, преподаватель, факультет иностранной филологии, Ургенчский государственный университет, г. Ургенч, Республика Узбекистан
Аннотация: статья посвящена краткому обзору жизни Эдгара По и его стихотворению «Тамерлан». В 1827 году По впервые дебютировал в литературе, опубликовав небольшой том своих стихов под названием «Тамерлан и другие стихи», включая поэму с длинным названием «Тамерлан», в которой изображен этот исторический завоеватель, представляя его образ в американской литературе. Более того, обосновывающие мнения о великих произведениях «Тамерлан и другие стихи» и «Великий Тимур» были подкреплены соответствующими примерами. Ключевые слова: По, Ричмонд, Тамерлан, Сахибкиран, Байроник.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is a poet who brought the theme of Amir Temur to American literature. He became an orphan when he was two years old, and then was adopted by a merchant Allan. The Allans family did everything to Edgar, tried to create all the necessary conditions, dressed him up as a prince, and Edgar had his own horses, dogs, and groom (cavalry watchman or crew in Western Europe and Tsarist Russia). At the age of six, the Allans moved to England and transferred Edgar to a London boarding school where he studied for five years. In 1820 the Allans returned to America. Edgar attended the College in Richmond and graduated from this school in 1826. Edgar was later sent to study at a newly opened university in Richmond.
After a year at the university, Edgar dropped it . From this time, he began to live as a tramp. Leaving the Allans family (M.Ya, due to disagreement with his stepfather), he returned to his native Boston, where he published a collection of poems under the pseudonym "Boston."
This collection was published in 1827 under the title "Tamerlane and Other Poems". Among the other poems of this small collection, the poem "Tamerlane" is devoted to the image of our great forefather Sahibkiran. The Wikipedia says about this collection:
"Tamerlane and Other Poems" is the first published work by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The short collection of poems was first published in 1827. Today, it is believed that only 12 copies of the collection still exist [1].
He was only 18 years old when he wrote and published the poem "The Great Timur". Thus, it is possible to conclude that he began to write "The Great Timur" being a teenager. Therefore, if the analysis of this poem is taken seriously by scientific principles, we can see some certain defects were made but, from our point of view, it should be accepted naturally enough as a first literary experience. Almost the same point was given in the book written by Yothers B. This is precisely what we believe in the first volume of Edgar Alan Poetry, published in 2010, by literary scholar Brian Yazers, and writes in his article Poe's Poetry of the Exotic: "The First Poetry of Amir Temur and Other Poems" In the poem "The Great Timur" (1827), the poet expresses the
inner feelings of Amir Temur in Byronic style. This collection should be regarded as a work written by a teenager, as Edgar himself wrote in his introductory remarks that he wrote this poem at the age of 13 [2].
In the spring of 1827, Poe handed his manuscript to printer Calvin F.S. Thomas. It is believed that this family was familiar with Poe's original family [3]. Previously, this publisher family was only printing small ads, labels and other small items. At his own expense, Edgar published a 40-page collection of Tamerlane and Other Poems (anonymously as a Bostonian), and this work the only well known work by Thomas. This collection, first seen around the world in July 1827, was published in 50 copies, at the time when Edgar was 18 years old. The number of publications is still unknown: some scholars believe that this collection was published in 20 and some in200 copies [4]. But with a real name as Edgar Allan Poe under the title "Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Other Poems" his second edition was published in 1829. The real version of the poem consisted of 406 lines, then was shortened and changed having only 234 lines (1845 year variant).
Here, we want to add that Poe introduced the collection with regret admitting the low quality of his poems. He said they were not intended to ever be published and "why they are now published concerns no one" but the author.
We have already mentioned that Poe's first collection of poetry was so unique that the one copy of the poem was only discovered in 1859, and now it is one of the rarest publications in American literature.
In conclusion, in short way we attempted to give some materials about the life of an American well known literary figure Edgar Allan Poe, the history of his first collection consisting a poem devoted to our great forefather Amir Temur and show how this collection is now viewed as a unique literary work. In near future we are planning to continue our publications giving more detailed information and expressing our thoughts on the poem itself, showing and analysing the personality of Timur the Great.
We are also proud of the fact that not only Christopher Marlowe (William Shakespeare's contemporary) one of the star playwrights of the English Renaissance, produced in 1587 a daring and thrilling play focusing on the triumphs of Timur the Great, the play became known as Tamburlaine the Great, Nicholas Rowe (representative of English literature), in 1702 wrote a tragedy "Tamerlane", in which, under the name of Tamerlane, he intended to characterize king William, and Lewis the fourteenth under that of Bajazet, but also great American poet, critic and one of the leaders of American Romantic Movement Edgar Allan Poe wrote a poem about Timur the Great, our forefather, giving a tribute and respect to this great statesman and ruler.
References / Список литературы
1. [Electronic Resource]. URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamerlane and Other Poems/ (date of access: 14.05.2020).
2. Yothers B. Critical Insights: The Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. Poe's Poetry of the Exotic. Vol. 1. California State University, Bakersfield, 2010. P. 23-24.
3. Silverman K. Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance. - Harper Perennial, 1991. P. 38. ISBN 0-06-092331-8.
4. Bloomfield S.C. The Everything Guide to Edgar Allan Poe: The Life, Times, and Work of a Tormented Genius. New York: Adams Media, 2008. P. 39. ISBN 9781598695274.
